Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This black plastic spatula won't kill you. (Getty Images) The "silly season" of news coverage used to refer to the dog days of ...

People are regularly worried about whether their generic kitchen goods are poisoning them. Whether it’s lead in Lunchables, air pollution from gas stoves, or chemicals leaching from nonstick pans, ...

When a recent study found that household items made of black plastic—from kitchen tools like spatulas to takeout containers and even children’s toys—contain toxic flame retardants, some took it as a ...

If you have a black spatula in your kitchen, or other black plastic items around your house like takeout containers or children’s toys, they could contain high levels of toxic flame retardants. Those ...

Last month, a bungled health warning over black plastic spatulas didn’t help faltering trust in science. First, researchers warned us to throw away the ubiquitous utensils because the recycling ...

The photorgapher’s kitchen utensils, including black plastic utensils, in Oakland, CA, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Black plastic utensils leach toxic chemicals, it’s time to ditch all of your plastic ...

A passionate home cook since childhood, Mark Marino has covered food news for numerous national print and digital publications. He also served as the executive director of The Kitchn's shopping team, ...

Last month, a bungled health warning over black plastic spatulas didn’t help faltering trust in science. First, researchers warned us to throw away the ubiquitous utensils because the recycling ...

Remember that huge panic around black spatulas? It turns out that the whole thing may have just been a crock of crap. A study published in October contended that kitchenware made of black plastics, ...

Recently, a bungled health warning over black plastic spatulas didn’t help faltering trust in science. First, researchers warned us to throw away the ubiquitous utensils because the recycling process ...

The "silly season" of news coverage used to refer to the dog days of summer, when there was so little of importance happening that newspapers and cable channels filled the vacuum with fluff. Not this ...